八年级英语下册 Unit6 Lesson 43教案 冀教版.doc

冀教版英语八年级下册Unit6 Lesson 43教案
　　Lesson 43 Books or Computers?
　　Teaching Content:
　　Mastery words and expressions: machine, whichOral words and expressions: printing press, modern, by handTeaching Aim:
　　1.Learn about the history of the books.
　　2.Know about the fountain of the printing press.
　　Teaching Important Points:
　　1.Why is the printing press important?
　　2.How did books change information?
　　Teaching Difficult Points:
　　Find facts about the printing press and about the Internet in this unit.
　　Teaching Preparation: picturesTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, picturesType of lesson: new lessonTeaching Procedure:
　　Step1. Listen to the tape and answer the following questions:
　　1.What is a printing press?
　　2.How were books made before the printing press?
　　3.How did books change information?
　　Step2. Read the text and check the answers. Then read it loudly in class.
　　Step3. Practice some main language points in the text. Make sentences with the following phrases:
　　By hand, in a short time, look upStudent 1: I made the model plane by hand.
　　Student 2: He will finish the work in a short time.
　　Student 3: If you meet a new word, you can look it up in a dictionary.
　　Step4. Practice the Modal verbs:
　　Find the sentences that have Modal verbs. For example:
　　The printing press could make many books quickly.
　　I ca find lots of information in just a few minutes.
　　If you forgot something, you could look it up.
　　Step5. Talk about the question: Which one is more important, the printing press or the Internet? Why?
　　Talk about this question in groups. Then write a paragraph to answer the question.
　　Every group chooses a student to answer the question. Encourage them to speak more.
　　Step6. Listen to tape for several times and repeat after it. Make sure the students can read it fluently and correctly.
　　Step7. Talk about the passage in details.
　　What does the printing press do for us?
　　What does the Internet do for us?
　　Step8. Homework1.Finish off the exercises in the activity book.
　　2.Go on the next reading in the student book.
　　Summary:
　　Summarize what we learn in the text. Pay attention to the importance of the printing press and the Internet. Let the students discuss the advantages and the disadvantages of the Internet.